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HRID 1283902Generated: October 25, 2026

Mesityl oxide → 4-Octen-3-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMesityl oxideHCID 8858—
Reactant1-Chloro-3-methyl-2-buteneHCID 10429—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
Product4-Octen-3-oneHCID 84216—

Reaction Steps

Acetone under the reaction conditions forms mesityl oxide, and this then reacts with the prenyl chloride to produce the above isomers; in the same manner, acetone reacts with prenyl chloride to produce methyl heptenone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03976700
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_08
ORD IDord-49f72c2decb24435a2523cc8631aa5cc
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_08